IELTS Cue Card Sample 291 - Describe a neighbour who helps other people

Describe a neighbour who helps other people.

You should say:

who is s/he

how you know him/ her

how often you meet

and explain how this neighbour helps other.

Model Answer:
I live in a metropolitan city where people mostly lead a busy life. We do not know all the neighbours in our locality and yet I am lucky to have many nice neighbours for their amiable behaviours, sense of responsibilities and benevolent mentality. Among them, Mr. Kruse (…or say a name you like…) is a person who frequently extends his helping hand to others. He is a doctor and in fact a very famous one. He is a devoted doctor who often helps people with his service and he has a good reputation as a good and kind doctor. I have noticed many times that he does not impose a fixed fee for the poor patients.

He has been living in our community for the last 5-6 years and I often meet him in the evening while we both get out for a stroll in the nearby park. I visited his chamber for professional advice regarding the health issue I had and took my family members to him as well. To my surprise, he gave an utmost importance to our issues, unlike other doctors we have seen, and prescribed some really helpful therapy and medicines.

Usually, the doctors in our city have a tendency to charge a large amount of money to the visiting patients and do not care for the paying capability of the poor patients. But Mr. Kruse is an exception to that. With his professional skill and reputation he could have amassed a fortune for him and for his family but because of his benevolent and kind nature, he is still leading a mediocre but happy life. From my conversation with him, I realised that he puts more priority in helping others than earning money.

He sometimes even sacrifices his own conform and family needs to visit a patient who can’t come to his chamber. Thus he has sought to help others and that’s a great virtue we do not see very often. In my opinion, he is the most helpful neighbour I have ever had.

Part 3: Details Discussion:

Q. What are some of the ways people can help others in the community? Which one is most important?

Q. Why do you think some people like to help other people?

Q. Some people say that people help others in the community more now than they did in the past. Do you agree or disagree? Why?

Q. What types of services, such as libraries or health centres, are available to the people who live in your area? Do you think there are enough of them?

Q. Which groups of people generally need the most support in a community? Why?

Q. Who do you think should pay for the services that are available to the people in a community? Should it be the government or individual people?

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